I don't think its so much that Hamilton is playing bad as it is that the Crunch are a far better team. More talent, more experience, good goal-tending to back them up and they have really good coaching too.

Thus far this season the Bulldogs can't win without winning team puck possession or Mayer having a really good night because they don't have the offensive stars to make great individual plays. Crunch are too good at controlling possession to make the Dogs path to victory against the likes of Abbotsford or Rochester to be viable.